Re: TV or Not TV

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>]

Right on. It's all about $$$$$$ and ratings. Must be they think we're a
fluke so far.

DanF
----- Original Message -----
From: <snoopy1@pig.net>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 1:57 PM
Subject: TV or Not TV


> January 31, the Celtics finally get to be seen on an American TV
> network.  TBS, at 8pm.  Why?  Because the Vince Carter show is replacing
> the MJ show and the Spree show.
>
> It used to be, along this time, the network would start amending it's
> schedule to air games with teams that had a chance of being in the
playoffs
> based on their performance in the first half of the season.  The idea was,
> they'd earned national TV exposure to prime the audience for potential
> playoff matchups.
>
>
> Now, they looked at the schedule and said, "we want every game with
> Iverson, MJ, Carter, Spree, Shaq" and throw in a few stinkers so
Washington
> won't look so bad."
> Seriously, does anyone still think the Wizards are going to end up in the
> playoffs instead of the lottery?  The Celtics started out the season on a
> mission to make the playoffs.  Along the way, they wanted to win back the
> respect lost in recent years by poor coaching, really bad drafting, and
> historically stinkeroo playing.  They did it.
>
> The Celtics, at this time, are 9 games over .500 for the first time in a
> decade.  At 23-14, they're second in the Atlantic Division, 3rd overall in
> the conference.  New Jersey is 26-11, and playing out of their
> minds.  Milwaukee is 23-13.  Washington?  Seventh overall, with an 18-18
> record, courtesy of a totally unexpected win streak that even MJ can't
> explain without invoking Divine Intervention.  Toronto is 4th, at 22-17.
>
>  From today to the end of the season, the Nets, leaders in the Eastern
> conference have NO tv games. No NBC, TNT, or TBS.  Nothing.  The Milwaukee
> Bucks have nine games--3/4ths of those against New York (spree), Toronto
> (Vince) LA (Shaq, unless he hits someone again), and Philly
> (Iverson).  Washington gets six more tv games this season.  New York,
> rapidly imploding, gets 13 games.  Even Miami has three, and they suck.
>
> The Boston Celtics are one of the League's oldest teams, in a major tv
> market.  They're sending three people to the All-Star Weekend. They get
one
> game.  On TBS, against Toronto.  When will people realize the only reason
> Carter led the All-Star East balloting by such a margin is because
everyone
> in Canada voted for Vince?
>
> The networks need to take a real close look at this horrible tv schedule
> and compare them to actual team records this year.  Miami doesn't deserve
> tv time, not with a record of 11-26.  Washington needs a cutback--even MJ
> doesn't fill the seats, and certainly not after getting waxed by New
Jersey
> to the tune of 46 points.  Even TNT admits tehy're seeing too much of the
> Knicks on tv.
>
> Playoff teams should be getting the greater share of tv time.  As much as
> other teams in the NBA may still hold a grudge against Red, the C's
DESERVE
> air time.  Aside for wild optimists like myself, most people figured the
> best Boston would do was maybe contend for the last playoff spot.  Guess
> what, guys, they're competing for home court advantage down the line, at
> least in the East.
>
> Not only that, the C's tend to win very close games that go down to the
> last few seconds.  Television loves that.  They hate it when a blowout
> happens.  The C's are an ideal tv team.  They win close and win
> often.  They're coming back out of the deep hole they'd been in for years,
> explosively.
>
> Let's hope that the number crunchers look at the numbers that count and
fix
> that bad rerun schedule, Just cancel the MJ show, replacing it with the
> Pierce and Walker show.
>
> I know I'd watch.
>
> Snoopy the Celtics Beagle